Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
FIREMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
Fort Worth,
A SUCCESSFUL FIRE CoMPAN,


SUCCESSFUL FIRE COMPANY.
On the night of May the members of
Peter Smith Hose Company No. 2 met at
Firemen's Central Hall in this city for the
purpose of electlng officers to serve for
the fifth annual term. DR.. M. Matkin was
reelected president,J. G. Thompson vice
president, J. 3. AskeW was Reelected st c.
rotary and Max Richen treasurer. Frank
Kaiser was unanimously reelected fore
man by rising vote Of the company,
John Immel, frst-assistant foreman, and
Eugene Mayer, seCond-a ssistant foreman;
Con Hines, driver and stewart.
After the election of officers some Of
the boys INDUCED in few timely e
marks, giving some interesting remlnis-
cences of the company. The company
was organized and held many of it's meet
ings in an undertaking establishment,
with coffin boxes for seats.
AS soon as the organization was eff
fected, it was equipped with hydrant
wrench, few spanners and half dozen
sections of hose. When the fire alarm
was sounded, each fireman made a run
on his shoulder and started for the fire.
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City Council provided the COM
pany with secondhand hose cart
which the boys hauled to the fires by
hand for more than year. The only
shelter the firemen had for their hose
cart was constructed from few rough
boards against the side of the undertake
er's residence, and that just large enough
under which to back the cart. The first
nf no IN
the day selected for the annual drill and
inspection of the department. We well
remember the day. The other three
equipped; two beautiful new hose
carriages and magnificent hook and lad
der truck, with their fine horses and shining
equipments, and the boys all dressed in
their bright, snowy uniforms, made quite
shirts of the Peter Smith Company.
And to add to the discomfort of
No. 3, the Mayor and City Council
had been invited to inspect
the department The sidewalks on Main
and Houston streets were crowded with
well dressed men and beautiful women.
Something must be done. The Peter
Smith boys had never been backward at
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proved equal TO this occasion. ReCOl-
complete without a clown or an
pair of shafts and gave q COlored
boy 81 to harness his donkey to the cart
and follow up the procession. The con-
trast was complete, and caused great
laughter and much merriment. 1t is
70 Tbo+ hI1[ hOr
time until the City Council ordered fine
hose carriage for the company and pair
of the best horses and harness that could
be had in the city. Since that
time the Peter Smith Company
Last fall it took the 500
premium at the Dallas Exposition and
State Fair for making the fastest run and
peting for the prize. When one of the
numerous fire alarm boxes in the city is
turned on, and the gongs and the great
bell in the tower peals forth the number
of the box, locating the fire, the Peter
Smith carriage, if not the first one on the
ground, is among the first to unreel her
hose for action. The company nownumbers
about eighteen of as brave, brawnY fire.
men as can be found in any volunteer fire
company in Texas or anywhere else. We
now have large, nice, well-ventilated
hall, carpeted and lighted with gas, and
with all the modern improvements, in
which to meet. A FIREMAN.
Fort Worth will send strong delega-
ton to the annual meeting of the State
Firemen's Association at Temple. AS
far as known last night, the delegation
consisted of James w. Swsyne, Don B.
Adams, Stuart Harrison, J. T. Wilkes, B.
Bell, Bascom Dunn, Con Hines, Frank
Kaiser, Mont Riley, P. D. HollingsWorth
and Gordon Golf. These delegates will
probably leave Tuesday night. Some 200
delegates will be present at Temple on
May IL, II and Is.